Accounting jobs in Malaysia

Support operational finance activities for P2P, O2C, and A2R processes and act as first point of contact for the BPO for finance related matters.

Prepare periodic management reports and perform variance analyses for review meetings.

Advise and challenge the business with timely and proactive analyses, assessments of variances to the plans, financial impact and risks.

Provide management information to other departments.

Monitor key performance ratios, inform timely of any unexpected issue impacting potentially the financial performance of the Country and Area, identify areas of improvement in business and propose/implement corrective actions.

Collaborate with BPO to ensure a smooth relationship and a seamless delivery of the in-scope finance activities.

• Forecast collections and payments.
• Ensure time collections received to achieve the targeted DSO.

• Define journal entries, perform analytical review and internal control systems.
• Process current period transactions, generate and process journal entries, close and open, reconcile sub‑ledgers, update balances, adjust GL for period close and close GL period, generate financial reports, maintain G/​L master data, manage allocations, inter‑company reconciliations.

• Calculate taxes, report taxes, monitor compliance and manage tax queries.

• Manage in‑house bank accounts, manage financial risk and fraud/dispute cases, forecast cash and manage foreign exchange rates master data.

• Perform inventory accounting, transfer pricing, process month end and reporting, perform cost accounting and control and stock take.

Authorise payments for payroll accounting and manage project accounting and validations.

Contribute to achieving financial ambitious goals/targets and challenge budget of other departments. Forecast P&L and cash flow. Perform statutory reporting by ensuring accounting records and reports are accurate, duly approved and comply with the Statutory Accounting Principles.

Perform variance analysis. Provide management reporting and forecasting. Prepare period financial forecast.

Strict implementation of IFRS and internal guidelines across the entities (and others if applicable). Adherence to the local fiscal and finance related regulations of the respective country. Inform timely on potential issues, assess the risks, and propose corrective measures.

Support HQ/Corporate Finance in the implementation of corporate Finance programs, processes or procedures which are to be locally applied. Contribute to performance management and drive continuous improvement initiatives e.g. propose standardized and coordinated use of financial information systems, identify and propose optimization measures.

• Document management, process invoices and payments, manage discrepancies, handle vendor queries, create and update supplier master data, process month end and reporting.

• Perform cash application, perform aging, collect cash, create and update customer master data, process month end and reporting. Enter customer invoices, generate and send invoices to customers.

• Manage & process intercompany transactions. Cash reconciliation: Load and reconcile bank statements. Accounting for fixed assets, tax accounting and payroll accounting.

Strict implementation and adherence to internal and statutory guidelines, instructions, processes and systems.

• University degree in Finance or Accounting.
• At least 5 years’ experience in relevant experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of financial and accounting principles and processes.
• An analytical mindset and be a self-starter, being able to see opportunities and solve problems independently.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills, being able to work with both management and employees in the organisation.
• Presenting your views and being challenged.
• Work independently with the ability to influence multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to work in decentralised finance structure.
• Ability to set long‑term financial targets and sponsor performance improvement projects.
• Professional business English (oral and written) as well as local language as required.